Table 2.

Primers used for VP4 genotyping of rotavirus strains

	Primer	Sequence (5′-3′)	Position	PCR product (bp)	References
First amplification of P-typing as described by Gentsch et al. (14)
	Con-3	TGG CTT CGC TCA TTT ATA GAC A	11–32	876	Gentsch et al. (14)
	Con-2	ATT TCG GAC CAT TTA TAA CC	868–887		Gentsch et al. (14)
First amplification of P-typing as described by Simmonds et al. (8)
	VP4F	TAT GCT CCA GTN AAT TGG	132–149	663	Simmonds et al. (8)
	VP4R	ATT GCA TTT CTT TCC ATA ATG	775–795		Simmonds et al. (8)
Second amplification of P-typing as described by Gentsch et al. (14)
P[4]	2T-1	CTA TTG TTA GAG GTT AGA GTC	474–494	483	Gentsch et al. (14)
P[6]	3T-1	TGT TGA TTA GTT GGA TTC AA	259–278	267	Gentsch et al. (14)
P[8]	1T-1D	TCT ACT TGG ATA ACG TGC	339–356	345	Gentsch et al. (14)
P[9]	4T-1	TGA GAC ATG CAA TTG GAC	385–402	391	Gentsch et al. (14)
P[10]	5T-1	ATC ATA GTT AGT AGT CGG	575–594	583	Gentsch et al. (14)